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. 2013 Sep 26;7(9):e2204. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002204

Table 2. Neglected tropical diseases in China and India.

NTD China [8][10] India [11], [12] Combined Approximate percentage of global disease burden Comment
Parasitic infections
Ascariasis 86 million [9], [10], [13] 140 million [12], [13] 226 million 28% [14] Based on 807 million cases globally [14]
Hookworm 39 million [9], [10], [13] 71 million [12], [13] 110 million 19% [14] Based on 576 million cases globally [14]
Trichuriasis 29 million [9], [10], [13] 73 million [12], [13] 102 million 17% [14] Based on 604 million cases globally [14]
Lymphatic filariasis Disease eliminated [9], [10] 610 million requiring mass drug administration [12] 610 million people requiring mass drug administratin 43% [15] Based on 1.4 billion people globally requiring mass drug administration [15]
Paragonimiasis 14–23 million [9], [10], [16] Not determined >14 million 60–99% [16] Based on 23.2 million cases globally [16]
Clonorchiasis 12–13 million [9], [10], [16] None 12–13 million 80–90% [16] Based on 15.3 million cases globally [16]
Alveolar echinococcosis 16,629 [17] Not determined >16,000 cases >91% [17] Based on 18,235 cases globally [17]
Schistosomiasis <700,000 [9], [10] None <700,000 [9], [10] <1% [19] Based on 207 million cases globally [19]
Visceral leishmaniasis 760 to 1500 cases (incidence) [20] 146,700 to 282,800 cases (incidence) [20] 147,460 to 284,300 cases [20] 71–72% [20] Based on 0.2 to 0.4 million cases (incidence) [20]
Malaria deaths <1,000 [21] 205,000 [22] 205,000 17% [23] Calculated on the basis of 1.238 million malaria deaths globally [23]
Bacterial and viral Infections
Tuberculosis deaths 47,000 [24] 300,000 [24] 347,000 35% [25] Based on 990,000 deaths in HIV-negative people and 430,000 HIV-associated TB deaths globally [25]
Leprosy 2,468 registered cases [26] 83,187 registered cases [26] 85,655 registered cases 47% [26] Based on more than 180,000 registered cases globally [26]
Trachoma 101,000 cases of active trachoma in WHO Western Pacific region [27] 196,000 cases of active trachoma in WHO South-East Asia region [27] 297,000 1% [27] Based on 21.4 million cases globally [75]
Rabies >2,000 cases [28] 20,000 cases [12] 22,000 40% [29] Based on 55,000 deaths globally [29]
Japanese encephalitis 35,000–50,000 cases anually (8,000–10,000, incidence) [30], [31] 1,500–4,000 (incidence)12,31 Approx. 50,000 cases annually >50% [30] Based on statement made in Ref [30]
Dengue 6.5 million apparent cases 20.1 million inapparent cases 26.6 million cases total [32][34] 32.5 million apparent cases 99.7 million inapparent cases 132.2 million cases total [34] 158.8 million cases 41% [34] Based on 390 million cases in 2010 [34]